AppStore Delisting
There is no doubt that the AppStore has revolutionized the distribution and sale of mobile applications, but for all its success, it could use some major improvement in a couple areas.
One of the most publicized issues is the app approval process and the seemingly random nature with which guidelines are enforced. To be fair, this one is more of an Apple failing than the AppStore in particular.
The main issue with the AppStore itself is not the apps that are getting rejected but the ones that are being let in. There appears to be no minimum standard in terms of quality for app approval. Apple likes to boast about the number of apps in the AppStore but sadly a huge percent of them are complete junk. This has resulted in the AppStore’s single biggest problem, separating the wheat from the chaff. A large percent of the apps have little to no sales, yet they continue to clog the store. One particular category that annoys me is the apps that just provide a slideshow of photos, often with blatant theft of copyrighted images. Endless variations of the same app but with different photos litter the store.
2 years ago
